Insect-beater.



WI. A. MARCUCCL INSECT HEATER.

APPLLcATloN FILED APR.15,19|6.

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A TTURNEY Patented July 11, 1916.

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INSECT BEATER.

APPLICATION FILED APII. I5, I9I6.

Patented July 11, 1916.

2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 WITNESS MARIUS A. MARCUCCI, OF NEW YORK, 1\T. Y.

Insncr-BEATER.

l dignified@ Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July lll, i916.

Original application filed January 18, 1916, Serial No. 72,660. Dividedand this application filed April 15,

1916. Serial N o. 91,277.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, MAniUs A. MARCUGCI, acitizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, boroughof Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented a certain newand useful Insect- Beater, of which the following is a specilication.

rlhis invention is an implement for destroying insects, such as flies,mosquitos, and other forms of insect life.

The object is to provide an implement by the operation of which aninsect may be killed on the floor, Wall or ceiling of a room. Theimplement embodies few parts each simple in construction; it is easy ofoperation and economical of manufacture. The beater element is capableof easy removal in case of injury thereto or should it become worn out,thus, enabling it to be replaced at small cost. In a-practical form ofthe invention, it embodies a suitable staff, a beater element mountedfor pivotal movement, a spring and an actuating member slidable withrespect to the staff, said member being separate from the beater elementand coperating therewith so as to impart a rapid movement thereto. Thebeater is carried by a pivoted mount and is detachable therefrom so asto be capable of renewal as required, it being preferred to lock thedetachable beater to the pivoted mount. The slidable actuator isspring-operated and it is connected operatively with the mount by a linkor by a pliable member.

According to one embodiment, the pivoted beater may be operated by meanstending to accelerate the movement thereof. Suitable means for thispurpose consists of a spring placed under tension by the movement of theslidable actuator until the latter reaches a certain point in itstravel, the spring being in the meanwhile placed under tension,whereupon the beater is released and the spring acts suddenly to imparta quick movement to the beater.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings, whereinhFigure l is a perspective view of an insect destroyer embodying thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection through the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4L is anenlarged detail section illustrating a loose connection between theslidable actuating member and the pivoted mount. Fig. 5 is a section,partly in elevation, through another embodiment of the invention. Fig. 6is a cross section through the device of Fig. 5 on the line 6-6. Fig. 7is an enlarged sectional elevation of a preferred form.

A designates a staff of any suitable length and of any suitable crosssectional dimensions. One end of the staif is reduced to provide ashoulder a, and on this reduced end is litted a metallic thimble B, thelatter being secured firmly in position by a cross-pin Z). The thimbleis provided at one end With parallel ears b, between which is fitted amount C,.the latter being pivoted to the ears by means of a pin c,whereby the mount C is capable of pivotal movement relatively to thestad.

D designates an actuating member slidably fitted within the thimble B,so that an end portion of the member D passes through th-e space betweenthe ears This actuating member is provided at its outer end with acushion or pad d composed of any suitable soft material, such as rubber.The member D is free to slide or reciprocate within the thimble andrelatively to the staff, but the movement of the staff with respect tothe slide operates to compress a spring E, the latter being of the co`ed variety and housed or incased within the thimble so that one end ofthe spring is in contact with the staff, whereas the other end of thespring is seated against the inner incased end of the slide D.

F is a beater constructed in any suitable way or composed of any desiredmaterial. As shown, the beater consists of a layer of wire fabricattached to a longitudinal spring f. The beater is provided with an armF adapted to be thrust into the pivoted mount C and to have lockingengagement therewith, whereby the beater is adapted for pivotal movementwith the mount, and said beater may, when desired, be disconnected fromthe mount in order that a Worn beater may be replaced by a fresh beater.Any suitable means are provided for locking the beater to the pivotedmount; as shown in Fig. 3 the shank F is provided with a notch f', andthe pivoted mount C is provided with a spring latch C, the latter beingadapted tosnap into the notch f of the the pivoted mount is slotted alsat g3 so as to produce a connecting member g". The eye-formed endg ofthe link .is thrustinto the slot g` ofthe pivoted mount C, so that theyconnecting member g4 will pass through the division g2 of the eye,whereby the memger g4 fits loosely in theeye g, andthus the link G isdetachably and loosely connected with the pivoted member C. I

The spring E impels the slide toa projected position, and said slideacts on the link Gr to turn theV mount C into a position parallelto thestaff, whereby the beater element F is retained normally in contact withor in close relation to said staff. n When it is desired to use theimplement, it is placed in position near an insect so that the foot Zwill be in contact withthe surface of a wall, floor, or ceiling, theimplement being shown in Fig; 1 in position forits foot l to restagainst the ceiling of a room.` The operator applies pressure' to thestaff A and thus slides ythe .staff and the spindle with respect to itheactuating member D, which movement of the staif is communicated by thelink Grv to the pivoted mount C, so that the beater F is given a pivotalmovement by pressure upon the staff.. The operator thrusts sharply uponthe staff so as to impart a quickpivotal movement to the beater, andthis beater acts to kill the insect. It is apparent that the beater maybe ofsuch length'as to permit the implement to be placed in positionwithout disturbing the insectV on the floor, wall, or ceiling, and afterthe instrument shallhave been positioned within the range of the insect,it is only necessary for the operatorv to apply pressure to the staff inorder to impart the pivotal movement to the beater. .v The implementshown in Figs. 5 and 6 is identical vwith y a similar instrumentdisclosed in a prior application filedby me'on Jan. 18, 1916, Serial No.72,660, and to this extent the present application is adivision of myprior application in so fary as matters common to the two applicationsare concerned. I

The staffl A is angular in cross section, and at one end said staff isprovided with a slot h. Attachedvto the slotted end of the staff, is athimble H which is'provided with integral ears h. The actuating member Dis a slide provided at one end with a foot d composed of rubber vorother soft material.

The beater F2 is provided with a shank an'end portion of which isenlarged to form a cam z', said cam-formed end of the beater beingpositioned between the ears 71, of the thimble H whereby the beater isconnected pivotally with said thimble, a pin z" 'passing through thebeater shank 1 and the ears of said thimble. The pivoted beater and theslidable actuating member are operatively connected, a flexible strapband or cord J being employed for this purpose. This band or flexibleconnection passes around the calnformed end z' of the beater shank, oneend of lsaid strap being attached to the beater shank, and the other endbeing secured to the actuating slide, as shown. The slide is in contactwith one face of the staff A and is guided in its movement by thethimble H. The slide is projected and the beater is drawn inwardly by acoiled spring K, one end being attached to the beater, and the other endbeing connected with the member D, as shown more clearly in Figy. Theoperation of the device shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar to the deviceof Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, as heretofore described.

A preferred form of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 7 of thedrawings, wherein A2 designates a staff which is provided at one endwith a thimble B, within which operates a. slidable actuating member D2which is normally retained in a projected position by acoiled spring E2.The fixed thimble B is provided with lears b3 within which is fitted apivoted mount C2, the latter being connected with the ears by a pivotpin ci. The mount is provided with a latch Ca adapted for lockingengagement with a shoulder formed by a notch f2 in the shank F3 of thebeater, said shank carrying a beater of any suitable form, whereby theshank may be thrust into the pivoted mount so as Vto be locked theretoby the latch C3, or said latch may be withdrawn and the beater removedfrom the pivoted mount.

In addition to the spring E2, the implement of Fig. 7 is provided with asecond spring L, the function of which is to accelerate the pivotalmovement of the mount and the beater. One end of the spring is attachedto the slide D2, whereas the other end of said spring is attached to themount C2, the pivotal point c2 being intermediate the attachmentv of thespring L and the beater. The pivoted mount is provided with a latch Mhaving a shoulder m, said latch being adapted to extend into a slot o ofthe fixed thimble B on the staif A2. The beater is moved into closerelation to the staff by the pressure of the spring E2 against the slideD2, so that the latch M will have locking engagement with the slottedpart o of the fixed thimble B. The actuating member D2 is shown ashaving a releasing element O in the form of` a finger which extendsdown- Wardly from the member D2 and is adapted on the inward movement ofthe member D2 Within the thimble to come into contact with the endportion m of the latch M.

When the device is operated, the implement is positioned for the foot 0lofthe member D2 to rest against the ceiling, floor or Wall and pressureis applied to the stati' A2, thus sliding the stali" and the spindlerelatively to the member D2. This sliding movement of the thimble alongthe member D? carries the pivot pin c2 of the mount C2 in a direction toincrease the tension of the spring L, but as the beater F3 is locked bythe latch M to the thimble, no pivotal movement of the beater ispossible until the releasing ringer O contacts with the end m of thelatch, by which time the spring L is placed under the desired tension.Now When the latch is disengaged by the releasing finger the increasedtension of the spring L imparts a quick or accelerated movement to thepivoted beater, and thus the implement may be operated to destroy theinsect Without giving it a chance to escape beyond the range of thedestroyer.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In an insect destroyer, a staff, a pivoted beater, an actuatingmember' separate from the stati' and the beater and movable relativelyto said staff, and a spring placed under tension by the relativemovement of said actuating member.

2. In an insect destroyer, a stati", a pivoted beater, an actuatingmember separate from the staff and the beater and slidable relatively tosaid staff, and a spring placed under tension by the slidable movementof said actuating member.

3. In an insect destroyer, a staff, a pivoted mount, a beater carried bysaid mount and removable at will therefrom, an actuating member separatefrom the stall and the pivoted mount and movable relatively to saidstati", and a spring adapted to be placed under tension by said relativemovement of the actuating member.

4:. In an insect destroyer, a staff, a pivoted mount, a beater carriedby said mount and removable at will therefrom, an actuating memberseparate from the staff and the pivoted mount and slidable relatively tosaid staff, and a spring adapted to be placed un der tension by saidslidable movement of the actuating member.

5. In an insect destroyer, a staff, a slide movable relatively thereto,a pivoted beater separate from the slide, means connecting the slide andthe beater, and a spring adapted to be placed under tension by themovement of the slide.

6. In an insect destroyer, a staff, a slide movable relatively thereto,a pivoted mount separate from the slide, the mount, said beater meansconnecting the vslide and the mount, and a spring adapted to be placedunder tension by the movement of the slide.

7. In an insect destroyer, a stati?, a slide movablerelatively thereto,a pivoted mount separate from the slide, a beater carried by the mount,said beater being removable at will from said mount, means for lockingthe beater detachably to the mount, means connecting the slide and themount, and a spring adapted to` be placed under tension by tlie relativemovement of the slide to the sta 8. In an insect destroyer, a staff, anactuating member movable relatively to the stati', a beater separatefrom the actuating member, means for supporting the beater' for pivotalmovement with respect to the statt and the actuating member, meansconnecting the actuating member with the pivoted beater, and a springadapted to be placed under tension by the movement of the actuatingmember With respect to the stad.

9. In an insect destroyer, a sta, a slide movable relatively to thestaf, a spring opposing the movement of the slide, a mount separate fromthe slide, said mount being pivoted on the sta, a beater carried by themount, and a second spring connecting the pivoted mount With the slide,said second spring being placed under tension by the movement of theslide With respect to the statt'.

10. In an insect destroyer, a staii", a slide movable relatively to thestaff, a spring opposing the movement of the slide, a mount separatefrom the slide, said mount being pivoted on the staff, a beatercarriedby the mount, means for locking the beater against pivotalmovement, a spring connecting the slide and the pivoted mount, saidspring be` ing placed under tension by the movement of the slide Withrespect to the staii, and means operable by the movement of the slidefor releasing said locking means.

l1. In an insect destroyer, a stati", a slide thereon, a pivoted beater,means for locking the beater against pivotal movement, a spring adaptedto be placed under tension by the movement of the slide, and means forreleasing the locking means when the slide reaches a certain point inits movement, said spring operating to impart a quick pivotal movementto the beater.

12. In an insect destroyer, a staii?, an actuating member movablerelatively thereto, a pivoted beater separate from the actuating member,and means whereby the pivotal movementof the beater is accelerated ascompared with the speed of the slide to the sta".

13. In an insect destroyer, a sta', a slide a beater carried by ioperates to impartpivotal movement to the' beater. v

14. In an insect destroyer, asta', a slide movable relatively thereto, aspring rvopposing thelmovementfof the slide and` coperating with thestaff so that pressure upon 10 "Intestimony Whereo'l:` I have signed my1,5

name hereto.

MARIUS A. MARCUCCI.

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